Iowa Code 490.809 – Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
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1. The district court of the county where a corporation‘s principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located may remove a director from office or may order other relief, including barring the director from reelection for a period prescribed by the court, in a proceeding commenced by or in the right of the corporation if the court finds that all of the following apply:
a. The director engaged in fraudulent conduct with respect to the corporation or its shareholders, grossly abused the position of director, or intentionally inflicted harm on the corporation.
b. Considering the director’s course of conduct and the inadequacy of other available remedies, removal or such other relief would be in the best interest of the corporation.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 490.809
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Interest: means either or both of the following rights under the organic law governing an unincorporated entity:a. See Iowa Code 490.140
- Principal office: means the office, in or out of this state, so designated in the biennial report required by section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
- Proceeding: includes a civil suit and criminal, administrative, and investigatory action. See Iowa Code 490.140
- Shareholder: means a record shareholder. See Iowa Code 490.140
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. A shareholder proceeding on behalf of the corporation under subsection 1 shall comply with all of the requirements of subchapter VII, part 4, except section 490.741, subsection 1.